Islamic Law Review of Discounts Obtained by Having Multiple Accounts on The Shopee Platform

Abstract

The implementation of online buying and selling transactions through the shopee marketplace is included in the buying and selling category that is currently in vogue, because indeed the convenience offered is also the various discounts provided, including tempting discount promos including: price discount discounts, cashback, postage discounts and so on. Various methods have been used by some Shopee account users to get these discounts; one way is to have more than one Shopee platform account. The formulation of the problem in this study is how is the practice of having multiple accounts by certain users to get discount promos and what is the review of Islamic law on discounts that are obtained by having multiple accounts on the Shopee platform. The purpose of this study is to find out the practice of having multiple accounts by certain users in order to get discount promos and to find out an overview of Islamic law on discounts that are obtained by having multiple accounts on the shopee platform. The research method used in this study is a qualitative method. The main type of data source taken is in the form of primary data, namely interviews with Shopee account users, and secondary as supporting data obtained from literature studies such as the Al-Qur'an, hadits, books of fiqh, books, previous research, journals and others. Data collection techniques include interviews, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique in this study is a descriptive way of explaining the research problems by describing the events that occurred and using the legal basis to discuss the problems of the study in this research, namely Islamic law. The results of this study are that buying and selling through the shopee platform as well as the discounts provided are permissible in Islam, but the practice of using multiple accounts on the shopee platform is a sharia violation because this practice is included in the tadlis category and also violates the ethics of honesty in buying and selling.